AngloGold Ashanti (AU) Competitors $46.65 -0.01 (-0.02%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:55 PM EasternExtended Trading$46.65 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/3/2025 04:56 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AU vs. AEM, WPM, FNV, GFI, KGC, AGI, PAAS, HMY, OR, and BTGShould you be buying AngloGold Ashanti stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AngloGold Ashanti include Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM), Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM), Franco-Nevada (FNV), Gold Fields (GFI), Kinross Gold (KGC), Alamos Gold (AGI), Pan American Silver (PAAS), Harmony Gold Mining (HMY), OR Royalties (OR), and B2Gold (BTG). These companies are all part of the "precious metals" industry. AngloGold Ashanti vs. Its Competitors Agnico Eagle Mines Wheaton Precious Metals Franco-Nevada Gold Fields Kinross Gold Alamos Gold Pan American Silver Harmony Gold Mining OR Royalties B2Gold AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE:AU) and Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:AEM) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Is AU or AEM a better dividend stock? AngloGold Ashanti pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Agnico Eagle Mines pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. AngloGold Ashanti pays out 16.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Agnico Eagle Mines pays out 34.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Do analysts rate AU or AEM? AngloGold Ashanti presently has a consensus target price of $43.42, suggesting a potential downside of 6.93%. Agnico Eagle Mines has a consensus target price of $130.50, suggesting a potential upside of 8.64%. Given Agnico Eagle Mines' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Agnico Eagle Mines is more favorable than AngloGold Ashanti.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score AngloGold Ashanti 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57Agnico Eagle Mines 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 4 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.15 Is AU or AEM more profitable? Agnico Eagle Mines has a net margin of 26.48% compared to AngloGold Ashanti's net margin of 21.09%. AngloGold Ashanti's return on equity of 21.18% beat Agnico Eagle Mines' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AngloGold Ashanti21.09% 21.18% 12.29% Agnico Eagle Mines 26.48%12.09%8.38% Which has better valuation & earnings, AU or AEM? Agnico Eagle Mines has higher revenue and earnings than AngloGold Ashanti. AngloGold Ashanti is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Agnico Eagle Mines, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAngloGold Ashanti$5.79B3.38$1.00B$3.0415.35Agnico Eagle Mines$8.29B7.30$1.90B$4.7025.56 Does the media prefer AU or AEM? In the previous week, Agnico Eagle Mines had 5 more articles in the media than AngloGold Ashanti. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Agnico Eagle Mines and 19 mentions for AngloGold Ashanti. Agnico Eagle Mines' average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat AngloGold Ashanti's score of 0.83 indicating that Agnico Eagle Mines is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment AngloGold Ashanti 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Agnico Eagle Mines 16 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, AU or AEM? AngloGold Ashanti has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agnico Eagle Mines has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders believe in AU or AEM? 36.1% of AngloGold Ashanti shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.3% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryAgnico Eagle Mines beats AngloGold Ashanti on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get AngloGold Ashanti News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AU and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AU and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AU vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAngloGold AshantiMINING IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$19.61B$8.04B$3.28B$20.68BDividend Yield1.07%1.45%5.14%3.71%P/E Ratio15.3548.7491.9428.10Price / Sales3.3814.5227,047,264,536,678,300.0038.27Price / Cash11.4920.9423.8922.53Price / Book2.303.515.894.58Net Income$1.00B$313.25M$147.76M$986.06M7 Day Performance6.45%6.46%2.36%2.79%1 Month Performance-0.87%1.90%4.88%5.46%1 Year Performance61.81%55.57%25.11%15.06% AngloGold Ashanti Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AUAngloGold Ashanti2.4627 of 5 stars$46.650.0%$43.42-6.9%+78.9%$19.61B$5.79B15.3512,634News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionAEMAgnico Eagle Mines4.4647 of 5 stars$122.37+1.1%$130.50+6.6%+76.5%$61.59B$8.29B26.0416,968Analyst RevisionWPMWheaton Precious Metals4.2068 of 5 stars$90.25+1.2%$86.90-3.7%+66.3%$40.97B$1.28B66.3640Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastFNVFranco-Nevada3.3206 of 5 stars$167.48+1.0%$169.63+1.3%+34.9%$32.27B$1.11B52.3440Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGFIGold Fields3.381 of 5 stars$24.70+1.3%$18.56-24.9%+58.3%$22.11B$5.20B10.516,560KGCKinross Gold4.3544 of 5 stars$15.70+1.4%$15.40-1.9%+91.1%$19.26B$5.15B16.026,800Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionAGIAlamos Gold3.4353 of 5 stars$26.76+1.2%$30.38+13.5%+68.0%$11.25B$1.35B43.162,400News CoveragePositive NewsPAASPan American Silver3.396 of 5 stars$29.04+1.3%$30.60+5.4%+39.0%$10.51B$2.82B33.389,000News CoveragePositive NewsHMYHarmony Gold Mining3.2562 of 5 stars$14.56+2.7%$8.40-42.3%+53.6%$9.24B$3.31B8.6243,667Positive NewsOROR Royalties1.266 of 5 stars$25.92+0.4%$23.00-11.3%+64.2%$4.87B$191.16M152.4730News CoverageBTGB2Gold2.3592 of 5 stars$3.67+0.8%$4.21+14.8%+31.3%$4.85B$1.97B-7.654,690 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Agnico Eagle Mines Competitors Wheaton Precious Metals Competitors Franco-Nevada Competitors Gold Fields Competitors Kinross Gold Competitors Alamos Gold Competitors Pan American Silver Competitors Harmony Gold Mining Competitors OR Royalties Competitors B2Gold Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:AU) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBanks aren’t ready for this altcoin—are you?Our expert analysts have identified a $100 billion gap in the crypto market. 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